Then again, he wants to use what he listed, what he has. Your statement of May e he should stay away from cars if he doesn't have $200 to spend on another block is completely unhelpful and basicly a really poor statement as a defense or offense to my reply above.
Let's look this over and how your statement is completely bull ****.
400 block = $200
Maybe for you! But there is also the condition of the block and what it may need vs. what he has & what it may not need.
If the block is not local the. There time and money getting the block.
It ain't $200 anymore now is it!
He could, run the 383 now and build the 440 for later or the other way around.
Also, his money pocket depth is of no concern in the matter at hand. Just the questions answer.
IF you can not answer or help in this matter, perhaps you should not post, like the money issue mention you made above.
The bottom line here is, can you answer his question or are you just going to be a tool and make a mess of the thread?